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Wendy Yang crowned Saratoga Homecoming Queen Photos of her court inside! The I Saw It In ... Nashville NEWS March 3, 2011 USPS 371-540 • 75 cents • www.nashvillenews.org Thursday Issue 18 1 Section• 14 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 Head-on collision kills Prescott man Terrica Hendrix | Editor the weather condition NASHVILLE – A was clear and the high- 20-year-old Prescott way was “dry.” man was killed yester- “On March 2, an of- day when the motorcy- ficer of the Nashville cle he was driving col- Police Department got lided with a Nashville into a high speed pursuit Police Dodge Durango. of two motorcycles on According to the Cassidy Street,” Nash- Arkansas State Police ville Police Chief Dale Preliminary Fatal Crash Pierce stated in a press Summary - prepared by release. Cpl. Jamie Gravier - “The pursuit contin- Andrew A. Biddle “was ued onto Highway 27 traveling northbound North. The motorcycles on Highway 27 [and] traveled for approxi- struck the southbound mately a mile and a half, 2003 Dodge Durango during which time the “head on at the intersec- two motorcycles were tion of Highway 27 and passing other vehicles Collins Road.” on the left and the right The accident oc- sides of the road, and curred around 6:15 p.m. were crisscrossing at yesterday. very high speeds.” Biddle, driving a “One of the motorcy- 2003 Honda Motor- cles, driven by Andrew cycle, “was wearing a Biddle, collided head helmet.” on with a responding The ASP preliminary patrol vehicle. Andrew report listed the driv- Biddle was pronounced er of the Durango, as dead at the scene of the “James L. Steeley” and accident by Howard stated that he “was not County Coroner, John Andrew A. Biddle’s 2003 Honda motorcycle collided with a Nashville Police Durango around 6:15 p.m., killing Biddle. injured.” Gray. The other mo- Photo by Cecil Harris The report stated that See MAN on Page 6 Bills sponsored, co-sponsored by local legislators approved LITTLE ROCK - A bill by Sen. “UAMS was hesitant to release another of Teague’s bills unani- put their faith in him,” he said. Larry Teague that establishes who the information because the law mously, this one lowering the Still, a series of other tax cut can receive the medical records of was unclear,” Teague said during state’s grocery tax from two per- proposals have been introduced a deceased loved one passed the an interview hours before intro- cent to 1.5 percent, a move the in both houses despite Beebe’s op- State Senate by unanimous vote ducing the legislation. senator estimates will reduce state position, including bills to elimi- Wednesday. The bill designates the follow- revenues by about $15 million. nate the state’s capital gains tax, The measure was approved ing people as potential recipients The legislation is part of an ini- institute a back-to-school sales after Teague briefly addressed of a deceased person’s medical tiative spearheaded by Governor tax holiday and a used-vehicle the Senate on the nature of the information: the executor or ad- Mike Beebe to lower the levy. tax break. bill, telling fellow lawmakers that ministrator, the decedent’s spouse, Teague said the governor’s Also up for debate is a proposal the legislation came about after a a parent of the decedent or the opinion carries a great deal of by Beebe to address prison over- constituent complained that the adult child of the decedent. weight with the Senate because he crowding by diverting non-violent Sen. Larry Teague chats on the University of Arkansas for Medi- It now goes to the House of swept every county in the state in offenders such as drug users to phone before heading to the cal Sciences wouldn’t release his Representatives for approval. his fall re-election bid. probation and parole systems. Senate Chamber Wednesday wife’s autopsy report. Last week, the Senate passed “It’s obvious the voters have See BILLS on Page 6 afternoon. Photo by Terrica Hendrix Travis Turner started to work for the Howard County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 23. Turner was a Nashville Police Officer from September 2009 until last month. Turner lives in Nashville and grew up around New Hope. “Travis is a certified officer and I Lockesburg Elementary School students in 4th - 6th grades are pictured at the Arkansas State Capitol believe he will be an asset to our department,” Sheriff Butch with Representative Nate Steel. The students recently went to Little Rock on their field trip. They Morris said. Turner is replacing Deputy Bob Kesterson who is toured the capitol building and were able to sit in on a Senate debate. retiring at the end of March. Photo courtesy of the Howard County Sheriff’s Department Photo courtesy of Secretary of State Mark Martin Page 2 • Thursday, March 3, 2011 • NASHVILLE NEWS Opinions lieutenant Power plant means jobs for Arkansas governor ramp up to hire 1,900 work- coal-burning plants in the a fi xture of Southwest Ar- work together. ers before it is complete. world. kansas for decades to come. The simple fact is that Their current payroll is $8 It truly is a marvel of The company said that we need energy. America Mark A. Darr million a month, which 21st-Century engineering. when they designed it, they needs it. With demand for translates to an average of While the technology for were planning a facility that energy going up as well as $60,000 per year per job. capturing all carbon emis- would last 40 to 50 years prices escalating, we need In addition to filling sions has not yet reached into the future. all the capacity we can As I mentioned in my On Feb. 18, I had the op- needed positions in our economic feasibility, the In addition to its eco- generate at the lowest cost last column, we are work- portunity to visit the John economy, these workers are company is already mak- nomic benefits, the Turk possible. ing toward a more open W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant earning income and spend- ing plans at the site to in- Plant is contributing to This plant, with its state- government to allow you near Fulton, Arkansas. ing it in our local economy, corporate a carbon capture education. of-the-art technology, will to see where your state This is a project of South- supporting restaurants, ho- facility once it becomes In order to develop a fu- be a jewel of the industry. tax dollars are going. western Electric Power tels, service stations, and practical. ture workforce, SWEPCO During my visit to the The Arkansas Financial Company, a division of so on. The company estimates set aside $1 million to cre- plant, one of the foremen Transparency Act, which American Electric Power, This is an example of that this technology could ate a scholarship fund for took a microphone to ad- would create such an online and the Arkansas Electric how large businesses are be viable by 2015. students at nearby com- dress the workers. checkbook, is going before Cooperatives Corporation. important to small busi- Another benefi t of this munity colleges who are He told them they were the Arkansas House of The plant is currently nesses in our state. It’s all plant will be its power pursuing degrees in power building something to Representatives this week. under construction. interconnected. generation capacity. This plant technology. be proud of, just as their We are confi dent that it will It is a $1.7 billion proj- There are some who are facility will have the abil- The University of Ar- forefathers had built great pass and soon become law. ect, which means this is a opposed to the construction ity to serve large industrial kansas Community College American projects and that This is a great step. substantial investment in of this plant, citing environ- customers, which will help in Hope, Arkansas has 133 this was something they In addition to transpar- Arkansas. Once complete, mental concerns. make the region more at- students currently enrolled could tell their grandchil- ency, another focus of mine the plant will employ 110 The Turk plant will use tractive to companies look- in this program. Several dren about. is job creation. I want people. coal as fuel to generate ing to create good jobs. students will be graduating I was impressed with Arkansas not only to be In addition, the actual electricity. What you may While natural gas is a vi- this program soon and ap- the pride that these work- a place where businesses construction operation is not know is that once this tal energy source, it is more plying for jobs at the new ers took in what they were create jobs, but also a place massive. plant is operational, it will expensive than coal. We plant. doing. that welcomes and encour- The plant’s construc- be the fi rst-of-its-kind in must take advantage of all This is a key example All Arkansans should be ages those businesses to tion site currently employs the United States and also available sources of energy. of how education and eco- proud that such a facility is stay and grow. 1,600 workers and will will be one of the cleanest The Turk Plant will be nomic development should located here. 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